대서양

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 大西洋, from 大 (“far”) + 西 (“west”) + 洋 (“ocean”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)sʰʌ̹ja̠ŋ] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)sʰʌ̹ja̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)서양/데(ː)서양]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Daeseoyang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Daeseoyang
McCune–Reischauer?	Taesŏyang
Yale Romanization?	tāyse.yang

Proper noun

대서양 • (Daeseoyang) (hanja 大西洋)

1. the Atlantic Ocean

See also

• (oceans) 대양 (大洋, daeyang); 남극해 (南極海, Namgeukhae)/남빙양 (南氷洋, Nambing'yang), 대서양 (大西洋, Daeseoyang), 북극해 (北極海, Bukgeukhae)/북빙양 (北氷洋, Bukbing'yang), 인도양 (印度洋, Indoyang), 태평양 (太平洋, Taepyeong'yang), ^{(Category: ko:Oceans)}